Almost Missed Him



For as long as I can remember,
I've been waiting for him.
I wonder what he'll look like...
what he'll BE like.
Will he be handsome?
Of course he'll truly love me.
That's the point of all of this shit.
Isn't it?  Or is it?
Just because I am female
do I really need that special someone?
The someone who was promised to me years ago.
My birthright simply by being female.
Weddings to have... lovemaking sessions with him...
and to bear his children.  Right?
Right?
So where is my knight in shining armor?
I would have already seen him.
He would be so noticeable to me.
Or would he?  
The lady across the street died
having never been married.
Her knight never appeared for her.
It's scariest thinking that maybe they never existed.
Fate may have set us to be alone.
Or maybe he's right here.
Maybe he's that best friend
that you've overlooked a thousand times before.
And maybe I'm just too stupid to notice.
Wake up.  There he is.  
He's not on a white horse.
He's that friend that's listened 
to you pour your heart out night after night.
He's not wearing armor... 
just regular clothes.  
But he's the one that cuddles you when you're sad.
You almost missed him.
I almost missed him.